nancyj

hi all, been pretty busy so haven't been online in a while. Well we have chosen CSDF as our school of choice. Can't start going till Rhyanne is 3 unless I move to Fremont. which may be an option now that her dad and I have officially split because of her hearing loss we both just have to different outlooks. he can't except it especially now that she is profound in her left ear so now its more realistic to him since it changed so suddenly. On the bright side she will be 1 in just 6 days and my other daughter is on track to graduate in April instead of June...and she is only 17 a year ahead so proud if her! And Rhyanne is doing 5 signs now...dog( first sign and means any animal), milk more eat and celebrate...and she finnaly spoke her first word, Kitty ( again any animal is a Kitty ). LOL! I guess she likes animals.

CSDF is getting us a VP and a deaf role model not exactly sure what that means but will find out on Thursday.

anyways thanks for all your input before!

Deafness

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AlleyCat

Very cute signs and first words I totally like the Kitty !!

Thanks for your update (sorry to hear you and the hubby split) but glad you have picked a school.

Keep us posted.

shel90

Awww...I am glad that you are moving int he right direction but sad to read about your split from your hubby. It cant be easy! Have been through one divorce already so I know how it feels.

Hang in there!

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nancyj

well we weren't married, but it is hard but best for me and my girls....I was a single mom to my oldest and she is great I know I can do it again

deafdyke

Nancy, still that's awesome that you've decided she IS going to Deaf School...only two more years! I'm psyched about that! Are you satisfied with her EI therapies? And one good thing about her having a profound loss in one ear (is that aidble or not?) is that it makes her seem "more" deaf on paper, so it should be easier for her to gain admission to Fremont....god we HOH kids get "oh you're not "deaf enough" TOO much....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Frisky Feline

how adorable about the first word: kitty. sorry to hear about the split. i can see that you stands your own mind and do what you think the best for your girl. It's good to know that your girl is in the right direction.

jillio

Sorry to hear about the marital issues, but take comfort in the fact that happens quite often in families where a child is born with a disability. Doesn't make it any easier to deal with, I know, but helps a bit to know that this is not really uncommon.

Great news about the deaf mentor and the decision on the school.

Funny that any animal is a kitty. My son insisted when he was about that age that a horse was a cow. I corrected him so many times that I finally gave up and said "Fine, it's a cow!"

CSign

Happy to hear things are on the right track Nancy!! I think you guys having a Deaf Mentor will be wonderful.

CSign

P.S. Your daughter is adorable :-)

nancyj

Thanks everyone for the encouraging words!

Miss-Delectable

Glad to hear she's getting access to everything she needs.

Cute first signs.

Hope things will keep on going well for you all.

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katz4life

WHAT?? ugh....wow, your husband does not accept his own deaf daughter? Grrr.. that reminds me of 1979 movie "And Your Name Is Jonah".

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Frisky Feline

it is a boyfriend. some couples have some disagreements. that sucks.

Frisky Feline

did he remember that one? hehe

jillio

You go, girl.

jillio

No, but I have reminded him of it a few times.

deafdyke

I really wonder if this might signal a huge change in Deaf Ed. When jillo's son and I were little, a HOH kid at a Signing dhh program was almost unheard of. Now there are actually HOH kids in schools and programs for the deaf.
If Schools for the Deaf could consistingly provide decent speech therapy AND Sign instruction, AND advertised themselves as HOH/spoken language friendly they would get a huge influx of kids. I do know that one reason why parents chose oral only is b/c they feel like ASL using programs don't have good speech services. That was true back in the old days I think.....but that's b/c a lot of the deaf school students back in the 80's were kids who didn't thrive orally.

deafdyke

I really wonder.....with the fact that the private oral programs are all but DEAD, and the fact that voice off is getting rarer, I wonder if the Deaf Schools will become better all around dhh ed resources.

CSign

CSDF is voice off.

jillio

Elaborate as to what you are labeling "voice off".

CSign

Well, I think voice off is pretty self explanatory. However I will add that the exception would be the interpreters for the "signing impaired".

jillio

If it were self explanatory, an explanation would not have been asked for. "Voice off" can mean many things. I am asking what you define as a voice off environment. Are you actually implying that students are forbidden to use voice?

CSign

Not sure how you came to that conclusion... Not in the slightest.

Lily7

It is sad that some parents leave their children when they find out they are different. I'm sorry that's happening, but good for you for pursuing this path for your child. Besides, give him time... sometimes they come around after they've had time to adjust to the idea and realize how dumb it was for them to leave, although if you don't want to take him back because he did that I certainly don't blame you.

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jillio

Then all you have to do is tell us what you are identifying as "voice off." Evidently, you think "voice off" is simply the use of ASL in instruction.

But, since you are avoiding answering the simple question, it would appear that you are not as certain of your assessment as you would like to believe.

deafdyke

Yes, but they DO offer speech therapy for those who need/require it. It's not some glorious Deaf seperatist utopia you know.

deafdyke

and CSign, what you're missing is that the deaf schools will have to add decent speech services, b/c the old oral schools/programs won't be there to serve them any more. So instead of an oral deaf kid (who is struggling) going to Clarke or whatever, they'll go to state Deaf School, and learn ASL.....it's already happening at Maryland School, Colarado school and more!

CSign

What in the world are you talking about?

CSign

Of course they would offer speech therapy to those that have it written in their IEP. I never said anything about there being no speech therapy.

Frisky Feline

in your own words, voice off and i would guess what you mean that they dont offer speech therapy. so you didnt say anything about speech therapy then can you explain what voice off in your own defines?